New tool links brands to Chinese supplier factories
NEW YORK – Six leading apparel brands, Target, Esprit, New Balance, Puma, Gap Inc and Inditex, have shared their supplier
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What price sustainability?
We’re all ethical shoppers right? Well not quite. New research shows 78 per cent of us base our purchasing decisions
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SAC update aims to reduce audit fatigue
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has released an updated version of its Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM),
Under Armour continues executive shake-up
BALTIMORE – US sports brand Under Armour has hired a new finance chief and digital product head as part of
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Luxury brands buoyed by EU online retailer ruling
BRUSSELS – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that luxury brands can prevent third party retailers selling their products
Lululemon builds momentum for holiday season
VANCOUVER – Canadian sports and leisurewear business, Lululemon, has reported better than expected third quarter results with net revenues up
G-III sales top US$1bn for Q3
NEW YORK – G-III Apparel Group, as US-based manufacturer and distributor of apparel under licensed brands, owned brands and private
Sears to close further stores
ILLINOIS – US department store retailer Sears Holdings has announced it is to close an additional 39 Sears and 64 Kmart
H&M accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock
STOCKHOLM – Fast fashion giant H&M has been accused of incinerating unsold clothing stock rather than recycling it. Swedish media
“We need brands to scale” says recycling innovator
24th June 2020
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HELSINKI – “We need brands to scale” – that was the rallying cry of Petri Alava, CEO of Finnish post-consumer textile waste recycling business, Infinited
Finnish government backs wood-fibres project
19th June 2020
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ESPOO – Forest industry group Metsä has announced a project with the Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum to develop new technologies to convert straw and
Levi’s to publish ethnic diversity data
18th June 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO – US denim brand Levi’s will publish data showing the ethnic make-up of its organisation – including number of black people in managerial
PVH, Kering quiet on issues of board diversity
16th June 2020
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LONDON – US clothing holding company, PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger, and French luxury group Kering have both been extremely vocal on the Black Lives
Travel restrictions could hit verified BCI cotton
16th June 2020
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LONDON – Travel restrictions put in place due to Covid-19 could impact the amount of cotton entering global supply chains from standards such as the
Rose Marcario steps down as Patagonia CEO
11th June 2020
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CALIFORNIA – US outdoor brand has announced that after 12 years with the company, Rose Marcario is this week stepping down from her role as
Lenzing, Duratex in dissolving wood pulp JV
3rd June 2020
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SÃO PAULO – A new joint venture has been established between Austrian speciality fibre business, Lenzing, and Brazilian conglomerate, Duratex S.A, to build one of
Boohoo facing US$100m claim over ‘sham sales’
2nd June 2020
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LONDON – Online fashion retailer Boohoo is facing a US$100m (£81 million) lawsuit in the US over allegations it misled shoppers with ‘sham sales’. The
UK leaders slammed over high street confusion
27th May 2020
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LONDON – A leading sports apparel retailer had slammed the UK government for its muddled thinking over when high street stores will be allowed to
